Hampton Photo Arts

Photographer and musician Sam de Poto has added new photograph to his photo gallery. To view/purchase Sam de Poto’s images click here.

THE BONAC TONIC ART COLLECTIVE PROUDLY PRESENTS

That’s That!
a bonac tonic retrospective
August 28th through September 7th, 2010 at the Bridgehampton Historical Society (BHHS Archives) located at 2539-A Montauk Highway, Bridgehampton just past the traffic light and monument and Ocean Road Brigde/Sag Turnpike if you are headed east on route 27.

Meet the Artists:
Saturday Night, August 28th, 6 pm - 10 pm
Closing Reception with fun:
Friday Night, September 3rd, 6 pm - 10 pm

As another fantastic summer comes to an end the Bonac Tonic Art Collective is pleased to present That’s That! a bonac tonic retrospective. Starting on August 28th and running through September 7th, 2010 a mini-retrospective of the BonacTonicker’s artwork will be on display at the Bridgehampton Historical Society Archives, 2539-A Montauk Highway. Please join us and take a look back at some of the beautiful art these talented young artists have created over the past couple years.

Meet and greet the artists Saturday Night, August 28th from 6 - 10 pm, then return for more tonic fun at the Closing Reception on Friday Night, September 3rd from 6 - 10 pm. The Closing Reception will feature artist made merchandise, the SPIN TEAM and their spin art machine of doom, 25 cent Bad Advice, the electric lemonade stand, take a walk through the stars with local astronomer Dr. S. E. Gibbs and much more!

Featured Artists:

Matthew Brophy
Jason Dacuk
Ryan Duff
Grant Haffner
Carly Haffner
Scott Gibbons
Jason Green
Elizabeth Karsch
Christian Little
Gary Lovelace
Ben McHugh
Kate Nicolai
Oliver Peterson
Kate Petrone
Dan Ritzler
Lily Singer
Justin Smith
Adrienne Valenza
Molly M Weiss

The Bridgehampton Historical Society Archives (BHHS Archives) is located at 2539-A Montauk Highway, Bridgehampton NY just past the traffic light and monument and Ocean Road Brigde/Sag Turnpike if you are headed east on route 27.

Artist and Employee Breahna Arnold’s STAFF PICK this month are Coloursoft Pencils by Derwent. Coloursoft Pencils are the softest of pencils but are amazingly strong and have a vibrant range of colors. The velvety softness of the strip releases rich, dense color at a stroke and is perfect for mixing and blending. Despite its soft texture, Coloursoft sharpens to a fine point and works equally well for detailed illustrations or bold, contemporary still-life drawings and portraiture. Available in a wide range of dazzling colors, all with that gorgeous, consistently soft texture.

Smith Clothing presents-
Picture Windows: a solo show by photographer Jason Green.

Come join Smith and Jason Green for an opening on August 13th from 5-10 pm and look through the biggest picture window in town. Bliss Foods joins in providing delicious refreshments for the Picture Windows opening at Smith, 28 Nugent Street in Southampton, NY. The photo exhibition of Mr. Green’s newest work will run through September 13th, displaying fresh, evocative land and seascapes Along side 4 clothing designers: Sister Cat, Alissa Smith, Anna Marcel, and Alisha Trimble.

In his late twenties, Jason Green has been photographing on the east end of Long Island for several years. His work has been displayed at many galleries and art collectives, including Arts 4, Bonic Tonic, the Benson/Keyes Gallery, East End Arts Council, Labl, Wild Thyme Restaurant and The Chelsea Community Center. His photographic work is in the collections of private patrons and is regularly featured in the Independent newspapers. He also received an honorable mention in 2005 at the East End Art Council’s juried show. This will be Jason Green’s first solo show.

A great venue for Green’s energetic art with its cooling waft of nostalgia for the era of fine photography, Smith is an independent women’s clothing and accessories boutique featuring vintage-inspired pieces made from hand-dyed fabrics with attention to fine detailing.

Dawn Hedberg and Charles Bennett Grubb both added new pictures to their image galleries.
Charles Bennett Grubb
Dawn Hedberg
Denise L.Size
Heather Brady
Vin Nellie
Tamara Froebel
Lisa Jones

Hampton Photo Arts gets some love in artist Erica-Lynn Huberty’s art blog.

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Come to the Bridgehampton School National Honor Society’s “Spring Into Fashion” Fashion Show Fundraiser for the benefit of Katy’s Courage. Raffle prizes donated by Hampton Photo Arts, The Bridgehampton Pharmacy and more. Fashions by Medusa of East Hampton. All proceeds will benefit Katy Stewart, a young girl battling cancer. Please come support her.

Tickets are available by calling the Bridgehampton High School – (631) 537-0271

About Katy’s Courage
Katy Stewart is ten years old and lives with her family in Sag Harbor, N.Y. She is the daughter of two Eastern Long Island educators – Jim, a teacher and wrestling, soccer and tennis coach at East Hampton High School; and Brigid, assistant principal at Montauk Public School. Their lives were forever changed on the night of April 3, 2009, when Katy awoke at a slumber party with excruciating stomach pains. She was raced to the emergency room at Southampton Hospital. By late morning, she and her family were on their way to Stony Brook Hospital where she had a CAT scan. The scan revealed a tumor on her liver. Biopsy results were reported one week later – the tumor was malignant. She had Hepatoblastoma, a rare liver cancer. Katy is currently undergoing treatment at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, where she is courageously fighting her cancer. The mission of Katy’s Courage Fund is to assist the Stewart family with their financial needs while caring for Katy as the family and Katy jointly battle this potentially lethal disease.

Hampton Photos Arts Hosts ‘The Thank You Art Show’
By Eileen Casey
from Hamptons.com

East Hampton - The “Thank You Art Show” held this past weekend at Ashawagh Hall in East Hampton was an opportunity for Hampton Photos Arts (located in Bridgehampton) to acknowledge and thank the artists who have used their services throughout the year, and who are loyal customers to the business that can be an artist’s best friend.

Owner of Hampton Photo Arts David McHugh, along with his son Ben McHugh, coordinated the exhibition, which featured one piece each from approximately 100 artists who have not only relied on the myriad of materials an artist may require such as stretchers, film, paintbrushes, portfolios, computer imagery, and frames available at Hampton Photo Arts, but the skills and experience both David and Ben have rendered to artists who work in the photographic/digital medium in particular.

Well known as a printing resource for conventional film and digital prints, Ben handles much of the framing requirements, and has been known to make himself available to assist artists in their sometimes ‘offbeat’ requirements, and certainly when the pressure is on for upcoming shows.

Both David and Ben are the perfect blend of good businessmen with an artist’s mentality, and the numerous artists they work with count on that sensibility to assist them in presenting work at its best.

According to Ben “We felt that this was an interesting and creative way to show our customers how much we appreciate their business, especially this year with this economy.” Ben, an artist himself, mentioned that he did not exhibit any work in the show because “We had so many artists that wanted to participate that we had to turn some away, and I didn’t think it was fair to take up any wall space with my work as this show is for the artists who frequent our business.” Ben may not have had any work on the walls but he certainly does exhibit a connection and understanding of the sometimes difficult path being an artist can mean.

David was seen carrying an enormous camera and moving about the crowd creating his own art - photographs. In business for 21 years, David has used the windows at his location to also exhibit works by local artists - yet another avenue this friendly, and intuitive businessman offers his customers.

The group exhibition was held at Ashawagh Hall on Saturday and Sunday, and was filled to capacity with not only interesting and beautiful works of art, representing black/white and color photographs, sculpture, oil paintings, digital work, mixed media - even a film was played - but also with artists who were happy to be included, and who were happy to be part of an event that gave many the opportunity to meet for the first time.

Some of the participating artists were Aubrey Grainger, Joe Strand, Ruby Jackson, Terry Elkins, Scott Hewett, Peter Waldner, Joe Chierchio, Oliver Peterson, Molly Weiss, Gary Lovelace, Grant Haffner, Bethaney Peters, Joan Tripp, and many, many more. Catering was by Damn Good Cooking, and floral arrangements by Sag Harbor Florist. A raffle was held, postcards, jewelry and prints were available for purchase, and the musical entertainment was provided by exhibiting artist Wiliam Falkenburg.

This was a fun filled evening provided by a local business whose clever acknowledgement of their customers certainly deserves a big “Thank You Too.”

Hampton Photo Arts is located at 70 Bridgehampton Commons in Bridgehampton at 631-537-7373, or www.hamptonphotoarts.com